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Man Page: Incorrect Summary of --color Option

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Pranab Lawrence Ekka Dasgupta <pranabekka <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#52782: closed (Re: bug#52782: Man Page: Incorrect Summary of
 --color Option)
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:29:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#52782: Man Page: Incorrect Summary of --color Option

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 52782 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Pranab Lawrence Ekka Dasgupta <pranabekka <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 52782-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52782: Man Page: Incorrect Summary of --color Option
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 15:28:01 -0800

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On 12/24/21 10:40, Pranab Lawrence Ekka Dasgupta wrote:
> Perhaps it could be reworded to "default if WHEN is omitted", although
> that does cause some repetition

Thanks, I gave that sort of thing a shot by installing the attached, and 
am closing the bug report.

[0001-ls-improve-doc-for-WHEN.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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From: Pranab Lawrence Ekka Dasgupta <pranabekka <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Man Page: Incorrect Summary of --color Option
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 20:41:45 +0530

Version Information
ls/coreutils: 8.32
Distribution: Pop_OS! 20.10

The summary of the `--color` option incorrectly states that the default
option is 'always', whereas it functions otherwise and the information
at the bottom of the man page suggests that the default is 'never'.

This error persists in online manual pages and in other distributions

From the manual page:

---
       --color[=WHEN]
              colorize  the output; WHEN can be 'always' (default if omitted),
              'auto', or 'never'; more info below

...

       Using  color  to distinguish file types is disabled both by default and
       with --color=never.  With --color=auto, ls emits color codes only  when
---

Thanks and Regards,
Pranab Dasgupta

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